Eddie Murphy has such a knack for transforming into other characters that he once had Jesse Jackson totally fooled. In 1988's Coming to America, the Saturday Night Live star played several different ...

Speaking as a Gen Xer, I can confidently say that Coming to America is peak Eddie Murphy. The 1988 classic came out in a run of comedies from Murphy that included Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, ...

The 1988 comedy classic starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall was a commercial success, earning $288 million worldwide for Paramount Pictures — but the studio initially passed on the film. "They ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Arsenio Hall, who, in my opinion, was just as important as Murphy in making the movie as funny as ...